Pisidia
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Pisidia was an ancient rugged inland region of southwestern Anatolia, known for its fiercely independent mountain communities and later incorporation into the Roman Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pisidia canonical | 14 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus |
part of the Roman province of Galatia
ⓘ
part of the Roman province of Pamphylia ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSignificance | well-preserved Hellenistic and Roman remains ⓘ |
| borders |
Cilicia
ⓘ
Lycia ⓘ Pamphylia ⓘ Phrygia ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| culture | Anatolian ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
local trade ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | mountainous region ⓘ |
| incorporatedInto | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Pisidians ⓘ |
| knownFor | fiercely independent mountain communities ⓘ |
| language |
Pisidian
ⓘ
surface form:
Pisidian language
|
| languageFamily | Anatolian languages ⓘ |
| laterInfluence |
Hellenistic culture
ⓘ
Roman culture ⓘ |
| laterReligion | early Christianity ⓘ |
| laterRuledBy |
Kingdom of Pergamon
ⓘ
surface form:
Attalid Kingdom of Pergamon
Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ southwestern Anatolia ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Adada
ⓘ
Antioch in Pisidia ⓘ
surface form:
Antioch of Pisidia
Apollonia ⓘ Kremna ⓘ Pednelissos ⓘ Sagalassos ⓘ Selge ⓘ Termessos ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Roman historical texts
ⓘ
ancient Greek sources ⓘ |
| notableSite | Roman colony of Antioch in Pisidia ⓘ |
| partOf | modern Turkey ⓘ |
| religion | Greco-Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| reputationInAntiquity |
resistance to outside control
ⓘ
warlike population ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of inland routes between Pamphylia and central Anatolia ⓘ |
| terrain | rugged ⓘ |
| timeOfIncorporation | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.